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diff --git a/man/hostname.xml b/man/hostname.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..84a2961664 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/hostname.xml @@ -0,0 +1,102 @@ +<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*-nxml-*--> +<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://docbook.sourceforge.net/release/xsl/current/xhtml/docbook.xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"> + +<!-- + This file is part of systemd. + + Copyright 2010 Lennart Poettering + + systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it + under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by + the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or + (at your option) any later version. + + systemd is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but + WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU + Lesser General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License + along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. +--> + +<refentry id="hostname"> + <refentryinfo> + <title>/etc/hostname</title> + <productname>systemd</productname> + + <authorgroup> + <author> + <contrib>Developer</contrib> + <firstname>Lennart</firstname> + <surname>Poettering</surname> + <email>lennart@poettering.net</email> + </author> + </authorgroup> + </refentryinfo> + + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>hostname</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>5</manvolnum> + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv> + <refname>hostname</refname> + <refpurpose>Local host name configuration file</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + <refsynopsisdiv> + <para><filename>/etc/hostname</filename></para> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsect1> + <title>Description</title> + + <para>The <filename>/etc/hostname</filename> file + configures the name of the local system that is set + during boot, with the + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sethostname</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry> + system call. It should contain a single + newline-terminated host name string. The + host name may be a free-form string up to 64 characters + in length, however it is recommended that it consists + only of 7bit ASCII lower-case characters and no spaces or dots, + and limits itself to the format allowed for DNS domain + name labels, even though this is not a + strict requirement.</para> + + <para>Depending on the operating system other + configuration files might be checked for configuration + of the host name as well, however only as fallback.</para> + + <para>You may use + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>hostnamectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> + to change the value of this file from the command + line.</para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>History</title> + + <para>The simple configuration file format of + <filename>/etc/hostname</filename> originates from + Debian GNU/Linux.</para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>See Also</title> + <para> + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sethostname</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>hostname</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>hostname</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>machine-id</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>machine-info</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>hostnamectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-hostnamed.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> + </para> + </refsect1> + +</refentry> |